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Author name: Mike Krings

Pandemic, election crises mark ‘critical events’ in declining democratic accountability standards, governance scholar writes

date Feb 24, 2026

the years 2020 and early 2021 were marked by two major historical events. the politicization of the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the perpetuation of false claims about the integrity of U.S. elections. these twin crises were “critical events” leading to the transgression or rupture of specific democratic accountability standards.

Source: news.ku.edu

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